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When Aloft first hit the market, it had a reputation as a trendy hotel appealing to young professionals. They are pretty standard now so the "special" factor has definitely waned.
To someone who obviously has never experienced much outside of Greensboro and thinks that it is the center of the universe, i'm sure there's a lot of special things about it.
Compared to the other chains, there aren't a lot of these hotels. Most states only have between 1 or 3 and some states don't have any at all. So it's still kind of a big deal particularly when one gets built downtown. The vast majority of Alofts are suburban.
I enjoy Alofts. I regularly stay at the one in the Greenbriar Chesapeake, VA area when i work up there. They're "fun" i guess you could say. And i enjoy the way the rooms are laid out. Kind of unique. They're not an exclusive high end hotel obviously but i personally prefer them over most brands in that upper middle class of hotels.
I enjoy Alofts. I regularly stay at the one in the Greenbriar Chesapeake, VA area when i work up there. They're "fun" i guess you could say. And i enjoy the way the rooms are laid out. Kind of unique. They're not an exclusive high end hotel obviously but i personally prefer them over most brands in that upper middle class of hotels.
True. These are not Westins but they are above the Hampton Inns, Hyatt Places etc. In Greensboro's case what makes it more exciting is that it is being built downtown.
It was renovated to its original look. The building was in such bad shape it could have collapsed. The city considered tearing it down but because the building is in the railroad right of way, nothing could be be built in its place if it had been torn down. There would have been a large void on South Elm Street and a lost gem. Thank goodness it was renovated.
Before and after
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
You can see the crane in the skyline. Pretty soon a tower crane will pop up for the Westin.
Looks like the Westin is in trouble again. More bickering between the city and Scarfone. It seems the city is reneging from the original deal that the two signed off on. Or perhaps, this wasn't a viable project and the city is trying to save face?
Looks like the Westin is in trouble again. More bickering between the city and Scarfone. It seems the city is reneging from the original deal that the two signed off on. Or perhaps, this wasn't a viable project and the city is trying to save face?
Westin not in trouble. Rhino Times typically blows things out of proportion. Particularly since this hotel will be in direct competition with owner of the Newspaper Roy Carroll. The paper defends all of Roy Carroll's projects despite the fact that his tower project was less viable than the Westin so there is a bias slant in the arricle.
The whole process has been messy but I don't see any legal issues at this point that can stop it because the issue at hand wasn't signed in the contract. It comes down to he said she said. Also too much work has already been done on the project. Buildings have been leveled, utility work is being done which is clearly not a sign of the city trying to back out. The developers have also received a building permit. But this has been one of the messiest developments I've seen in recent memory and I do think the city is more at fault for all this craziness than Rocky Scarfone.
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